On Tuesday, voters in various states decided on ballot initiatives that would determine whether to expand and fund environmental and policy measures. climate-related projects in their states.

In Berkeley, California, voters rejected a ballot measure to impose a tax on buildings 15,000 square feet or more that use natural gas, or on appliances such as gas stoves for heating.

At the state level, California voters passed a ballot measure to fund climate projects across the state.

California voters passed Proposition 4, which will create a $10 billion taxpayer-funded bond for climate projects including drinking water improvements, wildfire prevention efforts and area protection coastal areas against sea level rise.

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The large Barren Ridge solar panel array is seen from Highway 58 on April 4, 2017, near Mojave, California. (Georges Rose)

Before its passage, opponents of the measure warned that such projects would have financial implications and that the state should not take a loan-based approach to mitigating the effects of climate change.

On Election Day, Washington voters rejected an initiative to repeal the state’s climate policy.

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Residents voted against Washington Initiative 2117, which would have repealed the state’s Climate Commitment Act, which aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 95% below 1990 levels by 2050.

The measure would have repealed the 2021 law and prohibited state agencies from implementing any carbon cap-and-trade system.

A wind farm in the Columbia River Gorge on the Washington state side. (Don and Melinda Crawford)

Supporters of the bill have sharply criticized the law and say the current carbon tax has increased energy costs. A group opposed to the bill, however, told Fox News Digital that passing the measure would mean “more pollution of our air and water.”

“Washingtonians have said loud and clear that they value clean air and clean water – and they don’t want to go back,” Gov. Jay Inslee said in a statement. “Washingtonians have shown they reject cynicism and support action and innovation to protect the health of our children and grandchildren. This is a victory for clean air, jobs in clean energy and a stronger economy in the Evergreen State.”

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Rhode Island passed Question 4 in its vote for a $53 million land preservation bond, while Minnesota voters voted in favor of Amendment 1 to appropriate funds from the state lottery to the Environmental and Natural Resources Trust Fund for environmental projects.